Solidworks 2005 printing probelms
Solidworks 2005 printing probelms
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I have been having a problem printing in high quality mode. We use a HP Designjet 750C+ printer and a Oce 9300 B&W large format.
When I print in high quality mode to file or direct to the HP on a large assembly drawing I tend to get major problems with parts missing and large portions of the drawing missing. Solidworks seems to create the file okay but when the progress monitor comes up on the HP it jumps from 25% to 100%. I have been using SWPlot to view the plot files so that I can try to get to the bottom of the problem. I have discussed this problem many times with our SW tech support and HP helpline, but they either blame each other or the network. If I turn the high quality mode off then it will print fine but the 3D views are all blocky.
The plot thickens as when I print to the oce (as long as I do a complete re-build on the model) with high quality selected I get no problems whatsoever!!!!
And there's more, we use PDF995 to create PDF files, I get the same problem with this as I do with the HP.
I can create a plot file using the Oce driver and send it to the HP printer and it will work fine, but in B&W, and I want to be able to use the HP for colour.
I've had this problem ever since the high quality mode was introduced, so generally I have to print to the Oce, but for sales purposes etc colour would be better.
Woolly
When I print in high quality mode to file or direct to the HP on a large assembly drawing I tend to get major problems with parts missing and large portions of the drawing missing. Solidworks seems to create the file okay but when the progress monitor comes up on the HP it jumps from 25% to 100%. I have been using SWPlot to view the plot files so that I can try to get to the bottom of the problem. I have discussed this problem many times with our SW tech support and HP helpline, but they either blame each other or the network. If I turn the high quality mode off then it will print fine but the 3D views are all blocky.
The plot thickens as when I print to the oce (as long as I do a complete re-build on the model) with high quality selected I get no problems whatsoever!!!!
And there's more, we use PDF995 to create PDF files, I get the same problem with this as I do with the HP.
I can create a plot file using the Oce driver and send it to the HP printer and it will work fine, but in B&W, and I want to be able to use the HP for colour.
I've had this problem ever since the high quality mode was introduced, so generally I have to print to the Oce, but for sales purposes etc colour would be better.
Woolly






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Woolly
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Maybe there is a generic HP/GL2 driver somewhere that can be used to create the plot files whatever the printer???
The Oce driver isn't a complete solution as I cannot print direct but the print to file, and then send the plot is the next best option.
Woolly
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If you find a good driver for the HP, make sure you post it here... I'm on the same mission.
I plot to our DJ600 and the geometry end up out of position, yet the text, balloons, dims, etc. remain in place. I tried a couple drivers that worked in the past for other programs, but they didn't work. I'm also using SW2005.
David
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This isn't going to be much help to you all, but I've just started using a new workstation P4 3.6 Ghz, 2Gb ram, XP Pro, 128Mb graphics.
One of the first things I tried was the printing to the HP, and to my amazement it printed first time as long as the model was fully resolved.
I did try it, in lightweight, and I didn't get any gaps in the print, but it did miss off some of the parts.
So all being well, fingers crossed it will keep on working.
Woolly
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Woolly
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davidinindy ... what is your OS?
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Woolly
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Making the best use of this Forum. FAQ559-716
How to get answers to your SW questions. FAQ559-1091
Helpful SW websites every user should be aware of. FAQ559-520
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Woolly
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I printed at my past job fine from WinXP...
Maybe this is the problem.
I seriosly doubt I'll get the company to switch OS's for me though. LOL
David